Space Weather News for Jan. 19, 2011   
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   EARTH-DIRECTED FLARE: Active sunspot 1401 erupted today, Jan. 19th, for more   
   than an hour around 16:00 UT. The long-duration blast produced an M3-class   
   solar flare and a CME that appears to be heading toward Earth. Forecasters say   
   strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the cloud arrives during the late   
   hours of Jan. 21st.  High-latitude (and possibly middle-latitude) sky watchers   
   should be alert for auroras this weekend.  Check http://spaceweather.com for   
   movies and updates.   
       
   DON'T MISS THE STORM: Would you like a call when geomagnetic storms are in   
   progress? Storm alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text)   
   and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
   --- D'Bridge 3.73   
    * Origin: NCS BBS (1:3828/7)